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I've been learning Tagalog on and off for the last 4 years and go to the Philippines yearly as I'm half Filipino. However I was never taught Tagalog growing up as I lived in Australia it wasn't really needed. I have been putting in a bigger effort now as I've recently married a Filipina. Here are some of the resources I've found over the years that I believe are the best.

This is possibly the best grammar book I've come across. There is also a supplementary book available with extra lessons. I'd recommend getting this book over anything else for studying grammar as it's quite comprehensive and is more up to date with modern Tagalog than other books I've found.
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B00KO9K5NO/ref=s9_qpp_gw_p351_d89_i3?pf_rd_m=ANEGB3WVEVKZB&pf_rd_s=desktop-1&pf_rd_r=A1TF5NZ3TMEVNPRCFX7R&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=196161629&pf_rd_i=desktop

If you are looking not to spend any money just yet then I recommend the following two links for learning grammar.

http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/
http://learningtagalog.com/grammar/index.html

The best site I've found for watching TV shows and movies is http://tfc.tv/. There are others available but I've found this has the best quality videos. It is a subscription service but I do believe they let you watch the latest episode of a TV show for free. For older episodes you will have to subscribe.

As for tips, try to listen to your friends speak Tagalog as much as possible. There quite a few expressions used in Tagalog that are not covered in grammar books. A lot of the grammar resources teach words that are no longer used anymore. My wife quite often teases me when I use one of these words as it makes me sound like an elderly person and I mean like a great grandfather elderly because even adults don't use those words. It's not a lot of words and it's usually just nouns that Filipinos have just used the English equivalent for instead.

The other main tip I have is to learn the root words first before learning conjugations. Tagalog has a ridiculous amount of conjugations and trying to learn them all without learning the root word gets really confusing. I discovered this the hard way. When you learn the root words first, learning the conjugations actually becomes really easy. This becomes handy when reading or hearing a new word that you haven't learnt the conjugation for. Because you know what the root word is and how to conjugate other words, you'll have a pretty good idea what the new word means.

Those are my main tips for Tagalog. As for language learning in general, there are plenty of resources available the net with tips on how to learn new languages. Just find a method that you like and try to ensure you do equal amounts of speaking, listening, reading and writing. You may focus on one or the other depending on what your goal is but doing a bit of each will still help.

I've been using memrise for vocabulary. It's a little cumbersome, since the courses are user created and thus a little disorganized and not 100% reliable, but it has helped greatly.

The first 15 lessons of pimsleur's tagalog are free (or were at one time...). These focus more on auditory reception, you will not get much in the way of grammar with them, but they will give you a good headstart at making actual basic conversation.

Check out your local library, there will probably be a couple textbooks that you can borrow. They are a good mix of both grammar and vocabulary. I used this textbook, and it had a good introductory vocabulary and a decent grammar explanation (although I'm sure others are just as good or better). My library also has digital audiobooks (including the full pimsleur tagalog) for online streaming.

I personally have not found youtube to be helpful for learning, but there are some introductory level "courses" on it. Where it has helped is getting listening practice by watching Tagalog dubbed movies/tv shows/children shows, but I would suggest building a vocabulary first.

The good thing about learning Tagalog is that you can operate on a reduced vocabulary because it is normal to partially use English in conversation. So, if you can get a basic set of vocabulary you can start getting practice and just substitute the English word when you don't know the Tagalog. After learning a basic set of vocabulary, I focused heavily on verbs and would often use the English word for nouns I did not know.
If you are familiar with Spanish, you will also find many familiar words and will have an easier time picking up vocabulary.

Happy learning!

I recommend a mix of approaches. Pimsleur is a decent starting point, as /u/viborg suggests. Also consider:

• Flashcards or other vocabulary training (eg: Memrise, Rosetta Stone)
  
• Language books, to help with grammar (don't believe those who tell you that understanding the grammar is not important)
  
• Children books, to give you some simple reading material once you have an initial grasp on things
  
• The "Kalye Speak" podcast
  
• A dictionary. I recommend http://www.amazon.com/Tagalog-English-English-Tagalog-Standard-Dictionary-Pilipino-Inggles/dp/0781809606/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1458391182&sr=8-1&keywords=tagalog-english+dictionary
  
  You're in a good spot considering you've got a bunch of Filipino friends. After you reach the point of being able to understand simple sentences, immersion really helps to reinforce and give you context.
  
  One of the best early trainings for me was playing mahjong with my wife's family. The game itself is fun, and the common words used while playing are pretty limited.

Oh! That's pretty good! Exactly what I was searching for! Salamat!
Is this the grammar book you are using: http://www.amazon.com/Spoken-World-Tagalog-Living-Language/dp/1400023491
The pdf book I have is called Tagalog Reference Grammar. It's pretty big and solid and tells you pretty much everything. If you want it, send me a pm with your email and I'll send it to you.

University of Hawaii at Manoa has some free grammar and video lessons. I'd also suggest getting this dictionary, which is the best of the many I've seen.

I would suggest first find the best learning approach for you. I would mix in writing, speaking, and vocabulary. I would start by having your Stepmom or girlfriend go through all letter sounds as they are tricky. You cannot really learn Tagalog until you understand how they pronounce and when you see Tagalog words you sound them out. Next getting a book that explains grammar you learn it through writing as I have found this works for me Tagalog for Beginners: An Introduction to Filipino, the National Language of the Philippines (MP3 Audio CD Included) . Then speaking this can be done with Girlfriend or Stepmom or what I preferred at first using Pimsleur or any way you find appropriate. Then adding in App either Drops, Ling or Vocly. I would use all three combined every day. Just understand mistakes are common and keep working on it every day and you will get better every day.

Would you recommend this textbook?